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commonly referred to with
umbrella terms kung
fu (/ˈkʌŋ
ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu;
Cantonese Yale: gūng
fū),
kuoshu (國術; guóshù) or
wushu (武術; wǔshù)...
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Taipei (K-12)
Formosa Television Headquarters Zhulinshan Guanyin Temple WuFuYang Socks Storyland Guangcong Metalworking Art
Museum Prince Creative Stationery...
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development to the five
traditional schools: Chen,
Yang,
Wu (Hao),
Wu, and Sun.
Practitioners such as
Yang Chengfu and Sun
Lutang in the
early 20th century...
- Yin and
yang (English: /jɪn/, /jæŋ/), also
yinyang or yin-
yang, is a
concept that
originated in
Chinese philosophy,
describing an
opposite but interconnected...
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martial arts,
including Shaolin kung
fu, tai chi, and Wudangquan. "Wushu" is the
Chinese term for "martial arts" (武 "
Wu" =
combat or martial, 術 "Shu" = art)...
- is the
first phase of
Wu Xing when
observing or
discussing movement or growth. Wood is the
lesser yang character (yin
within yang) of the Five elements...
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differing opinions. For example, the tai chi
teacher Wu Jianquan:
Those who
practice [Shaolin kung
fu] leap
about with
strength and force;
people not proficient...
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Wu-style tai chi in late
Imperial and
early Republican China.
Wu Jianquan was
taught martial arts by his father,
Wu Quanyou, a
senior student of
Yang...
- also
known by his
temple name as the
Emperor Gaozu of
Yang Wu (楊吳高祖), was a
monarch of the
Yang Wu dynasty of
China during the Five
Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms...
- of kung
fu. Many
styles in
southern and
northern China use the name Shaolin.
Chinese historical records, like
Spring and
Autumn Annals of
Wu and Yue,...
